LAGOS COURT ADJOURNS LEKKI PROPERTY POSSESSION SUIT AGAINST FUAD OLOTO TO FEBRUARY 26
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
A Magistrates’ Court sitting at Tinubu, Lagos, on Tuesday adjourned a property possession suit filed by Mrs. Mercy Ogbonna against Mr. Fuad Oloto to February 26, 2026, for cross-examination and defence.
The suit concerns the recovery of possession of a four-bedroom terrace duplex located in Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, and is being heard before Magistrate Paul Albert.
The matter was adjourned following an application by defence counsel, A.D. Lasisi, after the claimant closed her case. At the resumed hearing, counsel to the claimant, Ayodeji Fasehun, informed the court that the case had been fixed for trial and that the claimant was ready to proceed.
A witness, lawyer Siji Agbadaola, testified on behalf of the claimant and adopted his Witness Statement on Oath dated July 4, 2025, which was admitted as evidence. During his testimony, the witness identified and tendered several documents in support of the claimant’s case.
Among the documents admitted by the court were a Power of Attorney dated May 28, 2025, a Tenancy Agreement, and multiple payment receipts issued by the claimant in favour of the defendant. The receipts were admitted despite the witness informing the court that the original copies were in the possession of the tenant.
The witness also tendered reminder letters dated February 1, March 3, and April 3, 2025, relating to the expiration of the tenancy notice period, as well as a seven-day Notice of Owner’s Intention to Recover Possession dated May 1, 2025. A Memorandum of Claim and a printout showing electronic service of notices via WhatsApp were also admitted as exhibits.
At the conclusion of the testimony, claimant’s counsel urged the court to adopt the documents tendered and grant the reliefs sought. However, defence counsel applied for an adjournment to enable him to cross-examine the witness and present the defence’s case.
Granting the application, Magistrate Albert adjourned the matter to February 26, 2026, for cross-examination and defence.
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The claimant is seeking recovery of possession of a four-bedroom terrace duplex with boys’ quarters at Unit 2, No. 10 Eru-Ile Street, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos State, which she said was rented to the defendant at an annual rent of ₦4.5 million.
She is also claiming mesne profit of ₦375,000 per month from May 1, 2025, until possession is delivered, ₦5 million as general damages for alleged inconvenience, and ₦1 million as cost of the action.
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